Is the Port of Koper an inhospitable environment for the settlement of non-indigenous macrophytes?

The area of the Port of Koper was sampled for benthic macroalgae within the BALMAS project, in order to prepare an overview of native and non-indigenous species (NIS). In the mediolittoral and upper-infralittoral belts of the port area, 28 algal taxa were found (21 Rhodophyta, 6 Chlorophyta and 1 Oc...

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Published inAnnales. Series historia naturalis Vol. 26; no. 2; pp. 225 - 232
Main Authors Orlando-Bonaca, Martina, Zuljevic, Ante, Antolic, Boris
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.01.2016
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Asparagopsis armata
Marine
MED, Slovenia, Koper, Port of Koper
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Summary:The area of the Port of Koper was sampled for benthic macroalgae within the BALMAS project, in order to prepare an overview of native and non-indigenous species (NIS). In the mediolittoral and upper-infralittoral belts of the port area, 28 algal taxa were found (21 Rhodophyta, 6 Chlorophyta and 1 Ochrophyta). Only one algal NIS was identified, the tetrasporophyte of the red algae Asparagopsis armata. The species was found in low abundances only in autumn samples, collected in the lower mediolittoral and upper infralittoral belt. The aim of this paper is to discuss the limited presence and abundance of algal NIS in the area of the Port of Koper.
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ISSN:1408-533X
DOI:10.19233/ASHN.2016.23